Worldwide Wednesday: Archaeologists Argue Over Great Lakes Artifact

In my former career as an archaeologist I discovered how easily one can be fooled by an artifact. Is this really a pot sherd, or just a calcification of dirt? Now a find from the depths of Lake Michigan has experts arguing. Is this a bowsprit from a 17th century expedition – or just a fishing stake? There are good arguments for both conclusions. Read the whole dilemma here.